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Cavaliers expected to make more moves after trade to land LeBron James originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
If the Cleveland Cavaliers are as serious about landing LeBron James in free agency as they appear to be, there will probably be some moves over the next few days.
It remains uncertain when James plans to announce his decision, though some have suggested it could be after Summer League, which is a few weeks from now.
I think it would make a lot of sense for the Cavaliers to go after James for many reasons, but ultimately, it would just be awesome to see from an NBA sense.
It would be awesome to see him get one final goodbye from the city that really raised him in the NBA. Regarding how it could happen, however, one reporter from The Athletic recently outlined it, and it's not as easy as it might sound if they want to give him more money.
“Otherwise … it’s been quiet. As of this writing, no one knows. Count the Cavs in that group. Cleveland has one or two roster moves to make to be able to pay James $15 million next season instead — unloading Max Strus and Dennis Schröder — but hasn’t done either yet. I am told they, like other teams pursuing James, are in a holding pattern.
“The Cavs might make those moves even if James doesn’t pick them. They also might not make those moves if he picks them. Ostensibly, trading Strus for nothing (to increase James’ salary) makes them worse after the departure of Dean Wade. So, if James doesn’t care about the dollars, maybe they hold onto Strus, and possibly even Schröder. That said, removing either one of them without taking anything back gets Cleveland under next season’s first apron, giving the Cavs much more flexibility to upgrade the roster at the trade deadline,” Joe Vardon wrote.
This is something teams will need to consider when adding James.
If they want to add him for a low price, that would change a lot, but it remains uncertain if he'd actually be willing to take a veteran minimum deal. If not, teams will have to get flexible in what they decide to do. That could be the case for the Cavaliers this summer.
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